OKLAHOMA CITY -- Victor Wembanyama dressed quietly in a corner of the visitors locker room at Paycom Center following the San Antonio Spurs' 127-114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
After pulling on a pair of size 20½ all-white Air Force 1 sneakers, Wembanyama slipped out of the locker room to the nearest exit down the hall and into the night.
A team spokesman said Wembanyama would be unavailable to speak to reporters, nearly an hour after Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said "we're going to need to" get San Antonio's generational superstar going to stave off elimination Thursday in Game 6 with the Thunder now leading the series 3-2.
"He's got to take more than 15 shots," Johnson said. "Even with the [12] free throws, he's going to have to score more than 20 points for sure."